"Take the Minnesota Energy Challenge"

Speaker: Kevin Brauer, MN Center for Energy and the Environment, www.mncee.org

"Take the Minnesota Energy Challenge"

7-8 PM Monday November 20 2006

Izaak Walton League, Bush Lake Lodge

Meeting of board to follow at 8 PM


We are all increasingly concerned about global warming and the need to reduce our CO2 emissions. Come and learn how to reduce energy consumption by taking the Minnesota Energy Challenge, home energy audits and conservation tips. Home diagnostic specialist Kevin Brauer from the Minnesota Center for Energy and the Envirnment will show us assessment tools he uses to identify specific areas in your home that are wasting energy and money.



- Check out the infra-red camera that can see into walls and find insulation weak spots.



- Learn how to make your home or office more energy-efficient, thereby saving money, energy and reducing CO2 emissions that cause global waming.


-Learn simple tips such as changing to high efficiency light bulbs, unplugging a second refrigerator, using a set-back thermostat, combining trips and driving a little slower--- all small steps, but taking even the simplest actions can make big reductions in CO2 emissions and save Minnesotans hundreds of millions of dollars each year.


Kevin Brauer is a walking warehouse of practical knowledge that you can tap to learn about energy efficiency. Kevin did a home energy audit on our caretaker's cottage last year and taught us a lot about how to be energy-efficient and save money. The presentation is free and open to public, so invite your friends, neighbors and family. The IWL-Bush Lake board of directors will meet after Kevin's presentation at approx. 8 PM